Five hundred and thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead. Date: March 17, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council, Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Date: March 17, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This…
Unrest in Kosovo: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Thirty-five Serbian Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in Serbia are destroyed. Date: March 17, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rojava conflict: At a conference in Rmelan, the Movement for a Democratic Society declares the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. Date: March 17, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa. Date: March 16, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites execute 70–100 capitulated Reds. Date: March 16, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy. Date: March 16, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)
An earthquake (measuring around 7.0 magnitude) occurs in Dali, China, killing an estimated 5,000 people. Date: March 16, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)
History of rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. Date: March 16, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm itself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht. Date: March 16, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)